Feb. 3 -- Stericycle Inc. reported stronger than expected fourth quarter earnings.

Feb. 3 -- A single-use carry-out plastic bag ban went into effect in San Jose on Jan. 1.

Feb. 3 - Recycling in Kansas has increased 20% since 2005, according to a survey.

Feb. 3 -- Horticulturists, landscapers and others with green thumbs will now have a better idea of the proper compost they should use during cultivation.

Feb. 3 - Plans for a $35 million waste-to-energy plant in Mason, City, Iowa, were halted by the Landfill of North Iowa Board Thursday.

Feb. 3 -- By composting its food waste last year, a Montana food bank said it has saved thousands of dollars.

Feb. 3 -- A record number of nominations have been submitted for the upcoming Driver of the Year awards given out by the Environmental Industry Associations.

Feb. 3 -- About six months later than anticipated, CarbonLite Industries LLC has opened its $58 million bottle-to-bottle PET recycling plant in Riverside, Calif.

Feb. 3 -- Procter & Gamble Co. gave Gillette Fusion ProGlide's packaging a "future friendly" facelift by reducing plastic and incorporating moldable pulp.

Feb. 3 -- Pontllanfraith, Caerphilly, U.K.-based Plastics Sorting Limited (PSL) opened its new facility on Feb. 1. The company says that its PET reprocessing plant is the largest in the U.K.

Feb. 2 -- The next leader of the Environmental Industry Associations is expected to have a good sense of humor and knowledge about the business end of a garbage truck.

Feb. 2 -- A spark from a welder's torch has destroyed a Utah recycling facility, causing more than $1 million worth of damage.

Feb. 2 -- A new, food grade recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) recycling facility will open later this year in Richmond, Ind.

Feb. 2 -- Recycling workers found the wallet of a Glastonbury, Conn., woman after she mistakenly threw it in a recycling container at a transfer station.

Feb. 2 -- Those thinking of taking a swipe at a garbage worker might be in for a stiff penalty in New York state.

Feb. 2 -- An antique medical kit containing radium set off alarms at Waste Management Inc.´s Norristown, Pa., transfer facility, the state´s Department of Environmental Protection said.

Feb. 2 -- Magic Hat Brewing Company and PurposeEnergy Inc. agreed to pay a $2,500 fine and complete a $7,500 environmental project to settle pretreatment discharge violations, the Washington Department of Environmental Conservation announced.

Feb. 2 -- Corpus Christi, Texas, residents recycled 24.5 million pounds of aluminum cans, plastic bottles and cardboard boxes along with other recyclables in 2011, exceeding expectations.

Feb. 2 -- Recycler ECO Plastics has added 15,000 tonnes of capacity to its Lincolnshire recycling plant and created 12 more jobs thanks to a ú1.15m loan from the Waste & Resources Action Programme (Wrap).